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ARTICLE I. 

NAME. 

The name of this Chapter shall be the Western 
Reserve Chapter. 

ARTICLE II. 

GOVERNMENT. 

This Chapter, like every Chapter, is governed by 
the Constitution and By-Laws of the National So- 
ciety, which, however, permit the enactment of fur- 
ther, but not conflicting By-Laws, for the local gov- 
ernment of each Chapter. 

ARTICLE III. 

MEMBERSHIP. 

Section 1. Any woman who is of age and "who 
is descended from a man or woman who, with un- 
taihng loyalty rendered material aid to the cause 
of independence, as a recognized patriot, as a soldier 
or sailor; or as a civil officer in one of the several 
Colonies or States, or the United Colonies or States " 
is eligible to membership in this Chapter; provided 
that the applicant is acceptable. 

Sec. 2. She must apply to the Registrar for two 
ot the application blanks that are furnished by the 
JNlational Society. These blanks must be filled out 
in duplicate and each one must be signed by three 
members of the National Society who can vouch 
for the acceptability of the applicant. They then 
must be returned to the Registrar accompanied by 
the entrance fee and the dues for the current year 

Sec 3. If the Registrar finds the applicant eligi- 
ble, she shall present the name to the Board of Man- 
agement, as a committee of safety, to be acted upon 



If elected, the application blanks then must be signed 
by the Regent, Secretary and Registrar, and, by the 
latter, transmitted to the Registrar General for the 
approval of the National Board of Management. 
The applicant will be notified duly by the Registrar 
of the action taken upon her papers. 

Sec. 4. An applicant who is already a member of 
another Chapter must send to the Registrar /the 
transfer card of the National Society, endorsed by 
one member of the Western Reserve Chapter and 
accompanied by a copy of her membership papers 
Her name will be acted upon at the next meeting 
of the Board of Management. 

Sec. 5. Members of the Western Reserve Chapter 
wishing to be transferred must apply to the Regis- 
trar for transfer cards and copie-6 of their member- 
ship papers. 

ARTICLE IV. 



FEES AND DUES. ^ 

Section 1. The initiation fee of the Chapter shall 
be two dollars, and with the initiation fee of the 
National Society (one dollar), and the annual dues 
of the National Society (one dollar),. must accom- 
pany the application for membership. The annual 
dues of the Chapter are two dollars, and with the 
annual dues of National Society (one dollar) must 
be paid to the Treasurer, on or before January 1st, 
but fees and dues of non-resident members may be 
those prescribed by the National Society. 

Sec. 2. Any member who is delinquent in her dues 
shall be notified by the Treasurer the twenty-third 
of February and the twenty-third of October. If 
she remains in arrears, her case shall be~ referred 
to the Board of Management for consideration at 
its next meeting. 

Sec. 3. The payment of $25.00 at any one time 
constitutes a life membership. 



ARTICLE V. 



OFFICERS. 



Section 1. " The Officers shall consist of the Re- 
gent, four Vice-Regents, Secretary, Treasurer, Reg- 
istrar and Historian. 

Sec. 2. These officers, and such assistant officers 
as may be necessary, the Ex-Regents and an Ad- 
visory Board, composed of seven members of the 
Chapter, shall constitute a Board of Management. 

Sec. 3. The Regent, Vice-Regents and three of 
the -Advisory Board -shall be elected in May of 
even years. The Secretary, Treasurer, Registrar, 
Historian and four members of the Advisory Board 
shall be elected in May of odd years. They shall 
hold office for two years and until their successors 
have been elected and installed. All officers elected 
at the annual elections in May shall assume their 
duties at the same meeting. No one shall hold two 
offices at the same time, or the same office more 
than two years consecutively. Serving to fill a va- 
cancy shall not be considered any part of a regular 
term. 

Sec. 4. Nominations of assistant officers shall be 
made by the Board of Management, the Chapter to 
vote upon the same by acclamation. . 

' ARTICLE VI. 

DUTIES OF OFFICERS. 

Section 1. The duties of the officers shall be such 
"as usually appertain to their offices, and they shall 
have such other duties as hereinafter may be' im- 
posed. Every officer shall report at the business 
meetings, and shall report in full at each annual 
meeting. All reports shall be made in writing and 
shall be handed to the Secretary immediately after 
being read. Any officer leaving the city, expecting to 
be absent at any meeting, shall place all books and 
papers belonging to the Chapter which are in her 



custody, in the hands of the Regent or one of the 
Vice-Regents. The Secretary and Registrar shall 
verify their lists of members quarterly. 

Sec. 2. The Regent shall convene and preside at 
all the meetings of the Chapter and Board of Man- 
agement, and appoint the place of such meetings 
with the concurrence of the Board of Management. 
She shall have general direction and management 
of the business of the Chapter, including the ap- 
pointment of committees and of all standing com- 
mittees she shall be a member ex-officio. She shall 
sign all official certificates or documents, all con- 
tracts or obligations of the Chapter, and all war- 
rants drawn on the Treasurer for money appropri- 
ated by the Chapter or Board of Management. She 
shall receive, on election, from each retiring officer, 
all property belonging to the Chapter which pertains 
to her office, and shall deliver the same to each 
newly elected officer, with full instructions regarding 
her duties. And she shall perform from time to 
time such other representative duties as may be im- 
posed upon her by the Board of Management. 

Sec. 3. The Vice-Regents, in their order, shall 
perform the duties of the Regent, in the case of her 
absence or disability. The First Vice-Regent shall 
have charge of the patriotic and educational work 
of the Chapter, and shall receive the reports of the 
committees of this department. 

The Second Vice-Regent shall have charge of all 
literary work and the necessary committees, which 
shall report to her, including the program commit- 
tee, of which the Historian shall be chairman. 

The Third Vice-Regent shall have charge of all 
the entertainments and charitable work and shall 
receive reports from the necessary committees. 

The Fourth Vice-Regent shall have charge of the 
financial matters of the Chapter and the necessary 
committees or employes to conduct the business. 



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Sec. 4. The Secretary shall keep a register of all 
the members of the Chapter, recording all transfers, 
deaths, resignations or changes in the membership 
from any cause ; shall record and preserve the min- 
utes of all the meetings of the Chapter and of the 
Board of Management; attend to all the corre- 
spondence of the Chapter and Board of Manage- 
ment, when not otherwise definitely assigned; give 
notice of all meetings as directed by the Regent; 
call the roll at all business meetings ; give notice to 
all officers of orders or votes affecting them; notify 
the Corresponding Secretary General and the State 
Regent of the election of Chapter officers, and dele- 
gates to the Continental Congress ; have charge of 
the seal, charter, By-Laws and records ; sign all war- 
rants on the treasury for moneys appropriated by 
the Chapter or Board of Management ; and provide 
and have the custody of all stationary and supplies 
ordered by the Board of Management. 

Sec. 5. The Treasurer shall collect the dues and 
deposit all money belonging to the Chapter in such 
bank as the Board of Management shall direct ; dis- 
burse money only on an order signed by the Regent 
and Secretary; keep a correct account of all receipts 
and disbursements, as well as a list of members with 
the local and national numbers, in which must ap- 
pear the record of all transfers, deaths, resigna- 
tions, or changes in the membership from any cause; 
send promptly to the Treasurer General the dues 
and reports as prescribed by the Constitution of the 
National Society, and the fees and dues of applicants 
for membership when their papers have been accepted 
by the Board of Management ; send two notices to 
members who are delinquent in their dues and then 
report the case to the Board of Management; and 
submit the year's report to the Auditing Commit- 
tee before presentation at the annual meeting. The 
Treasurer's books shall be closed May first. 

Sec. 6. The Registrar shall keep a register in 
which the name of each member of the Chapter shall 
be recorded, with the date of her election, her Na- 



tional and Chapter numbers, and the names of her 
ancestors who gave Revolutionary service. In this 
shall also be recorded all resignations and trans- 
fers, marriages and deaths. She shall apply to the 
Registrar General for and have the care and custody 
of all application blanks. She shall furnish two ap- 
plication blanks to any woman who may be invited 
to become a member of the Chapter and shall re- 
ceive the same again when they have been properly 
filled out. It shall then be her duty to verify the 
service of ancestors therein stated ; to certify to the 
Board of Management the names of all eligible ap- 
plicants ; to forward to the Registrar General of the 
National Society such applications as may be ap- 
proved by the Board of Alanagement, at the same 
time sending to the Treasurer of the Chapter the 
fees which must be received with each application. 
She shall notify applicants of their election or rejec- 
tion, return the moneys to all who are not accepted, 
and place on file each duplicate application, contain- 
ing the proofs upon which membership in the West- 
ern Reserve Chapter has been obtained, when it. is 
returned from the National Board of Management. 
On these she shall enter, as occasion arises, in the 
blank spaces left for the purpose, any further record 
of the members, and shall, at once, notify the Re- 
gent, Secretary and Treasurer, as well as the Regis- 
trar-General, of any additions to or changes in the 
membership. 

Sec. 7. The Historian shall keep a record of all 
Historical, Commemorative and Social events ; send 
reports to the Assistant Historian General, to the 
American Monthly Magazine and to the daily news- 
papers when so directed by the Board of Manage- 
ment. The Historian shall also act as the Chairman 
of a committee to make the program from September 
to May inclusive. 

ARTICLE VII. 

BOARD OF MANAGEMENT. 

Section 1. The Board of Management shall con- 
sist of the officers, such assistant officers as may be 



elected, the Ex-Regents, with an Advisory Board of 
seven members of the Chapter. 

Sec. 2. .The Board of Management shall recom- 
mend plans for promoting the objects of the Society; 
consider and prepare business ; authorize the ex- 
penditure and disbursement of unappropriated mon- 
eys in the treasury for the current expenses of 
the Chapter ; have power to fill vacancies in offices ; 
shall judge of the qualifications of applicants for 
admission when presented by the Registrar, and 
elect the same; and shall perform such other duties 
as may be necessar3^ 

Sec. 3. The Board of Management shall not take 
action upon the name of an applicant at the same 
meeting at which her name is presented; when taken 
the ballot shall be secret ; three negative ballots shall 
prevent favorable consideration. 



ARTICLE VIII. 

COMMITTEES. 

Section 1. The Standing Committees shall serve 
for one year, and be as follows : 

Committee on .the Promotion of Patriotism in the 
public schools. 

Committee on American History in Foreign Lan- 
guages. 

Committee on Books to be presented to the Genea- 
logical Library of the Western Reserve Historical 
Society. 

Committee on D. A. R. Section of the Needlework 
Guild. 

Committee on the Collection of Revolutionary rel- 
ics for the Continental Hall, soon to be erected in 
Washington by the National Society. 

Committee on care of Revolutionary Graves in the 
vicinity of Cleveland. 

Committee on Ways and Means. 

Committee on Reception of New Members. 



Committee on Genealogical Research. To assist 
persons, in making application, who have been in- 
vited to become members. 

Committee to audit. 

And such others as shall be found necessar}'- for 
the transaction of business. 

Sec. 2. All reports of committees shall be made 
in writing and shall be given to the Vice-Regent in 
charge of that work. 

ARTICLE IX. 

DELEGATES TO THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS. 

Section 1. This Chapter is entitled to be repre- 
sented by its Regent and one delegate for each one 
hundred members. Alternates shall be elected for 
the Regent and for each delegate. Only members 
who have paid their dues for the fiscal year shall be 
entitled to representation. 

Sec. 2. Each delegate, on being elected, shall re- 
ceive from the Secretary a certificate of election, 
signed by the Regent and Secretary, which shall be 
her credentials to represent the Chapter at the Con- 
tinental Congress and which she must present in 
Washington. 

ARTICLE X. 

MEETINGS. 

Section L Business meetings shall be held on the 
second Friday of September, November, February 
and May, at 10 A. M. 

Sec. 2. Literary and Social meetings shall be held 
on the second Friday of October, December, Janu- 
ary, March and April, the hour to be determined and 
announced by the program committee. A half hour 
may be devoted to business if necessary. 

Sec. 3. The order of exercises at business meet- 
ings shall be : 

Call to order. Roll call. Reading of minutes of 
previous meeting. Recommendations from the Board 
of Management ; reports of officers, reading of let- 
ters and communications. Unfinished business. New 
business. Adjournment. 



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Sec. 4. The annual meeting shall be held the sec- 
ond Friday of May, at 10 A. M. ; the order of exer- 
cises shall be : 

Call to o'rder. Annual report of the Secretary. 
Annual report of the Treasurer. Annual report of 
the Registrar. Roll call. Election of officers and 
members of the Advisory Board. Miscellaneous 
business. Adjournment. 

Sec. 5. Delegates and alternates to the Conti- 
nental Congress shall be elected at the February 
meeting. 

Sec. 6. Special meetings shall be called by the 
Secretary when directed by the Regent or the Board 
of Management, but no business shall be transacted 
except that included in the call. 

Sec. 7. At all meetings twenty-five members shall 
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. 

Sec. 8. Election shall be by ballot. All nomina- 
tions shall be made from the floor. A majority of 
the votes shall elect. 

Sec. 9. The Board of Management shall meet the 
Wednesday after election, the Friday preceding each 
business meeting of the Chapter and at the call 
of the Regent. One-third of the members shall con- 
stitute a quorum for the' transaction of business. 

Sec. 10. The Chapter may make any Daughter of 
the American Revolution an honorary member of 
its body by a three-fourths vote, at any regular meet- 
ing, a quorum being present and voting; such vo^e 
to be by ballot. Honorary members shall be ex'^'t^pt 
from local dues. 

ARTICLE XI. 

AMF.XDMENTS. 

These bv-laws mav be amended at any ^isiness 
meeting of the Chapter by a two-thirds vote, the 
proposed amendment having been read at a previous 
meeting and notice thereof having been mailed by 
the Secretary to each member of the Chapter at least 
five davs before the meeting. 



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